TMI Associates‘ group advises clients across various financial matters, including corporate and structured finance, REITs, derivatives, securities regulation, project finance, liquidation and trust-related cases. The team is led by Yoshiyasu Yamaguchi who brings deep expertise in IPO support, real estate investment and M&A cases. Hiroyoshi Kuromaru advises a broad client base, ranging from government-linked to private corporations, both domestic and international, on public offerings such as Samurai bonds and secondary distributions of bonds and notes. Tomoya Kainuma is well-regarded for his work on complex, cross-border capital markets transactions.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Key clients
- Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
- Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
- Crédit Agricole Securities Asia B.V.
- SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
- Monex Corporation
- Hash DasH Co., Ltd.
- FRUTAFRUTA, Inc.
- BNP Paribas Securities (Japan) Limited
- HSBC Securities (Japan) Limited
- Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.
Work highlights
Advised the issuer for the sale of its shares held by certain financial institutions and sold to Japanese and foreign (other than the US) investors.
Advised the client on the issue and public offering of Samurai bonds.
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Leading partners: Bengoshi
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Hiroyoshi Kuromaru
Practice head
Yoshiyasu Yamaguchi
Other key lawyers
Hiroyoshi Kuromaru; Tomoya Kainuma